Microsoft releases a new version of Visual Studio 2019, pushing version no. to 16.8. The latest version of Visual Studio 2019 includes many new features and improvements, which you can now download and install on your development environment to build production-ready applications.

If you are already running Visual Studio 2019, check for updates. If you are going to use it for the first time, here's how you can download the latest version of Visual Studio 2019 and get the power of the latest IDE offerings from Microsoft.

Microsoft releases a new Office build (version 2011) to the insiders who are on the Current Channel (Preview). The latest build version 16.0.13426.20184 in the current channel adds some new improvements to Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Outlook.

If you are looking to know what has been improved in Microsoft Office build 16.0.13426.20184, here's the complete changelog.

Microsoft releases the next major version of the .NET Framework. The latest .NET Framework 5.0 also includes support for C# 9 and F# 5, along with a broad set of new features and improvements. With .NET 5 as the first release of unified implementation of .NET Framework, Microsoft targets a much larger group of developers to migrate their .NET code.

If you are looking for .NET 5.0, here you can get the links to download the latest version for Windows, macOS, and Linux. You will need Visual Studio 16.8 or later to use .NET 5.0 on Windows and the latest version of Visual Studio for Mac on macOS.

Microsoft releases Visual Studio Code version 1.51 (October 2020 Update) with many new features. The key features of this build include more prominent pinned tabs, custom hover effects on extension trees, resizable suggestions, better source control integration, TypeScript 4.1 beta support, and more.

Here you can find the direct links to download the latest update of Visual Studio Code (VSCode) version 1.51 from the Microsoft server. Continue reading to learn what's new and improved in this version.

Java codeless application monitoring is all about simplicity. Using the Java agent, you can monitor all of your Java applications hosted in any environment without performing any code changes. Microsoft now made the Java 3.0 agent for Azure Monitor Application Insights publicly available.

The Java agent can be enabled through just a couple of configuration changes, and it instantly enables powerful functionality and benefits. Continue reading further to know more about it.

Back in August 2020, Microsoft added the ability to run Android apps on your Windows 10 PC using Your Phone app. At that time, it was possible to run only one app at a time. Now the feature is getting improved by allowing you to run multiple Android applications at the same time.

The feature is gradually rolling out to Windows Insiders, and it may take a few days to be enabled for you. To know more about the supported Android mobiles, continue reading further.

Recently Microsoft released a new Office Insiders build for Android users. The latest Office Insiders build 16.0.13426.20082, released on November 2, adds three new features to the Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook client.

The new features include Read Aloud in Word, create a PowerPoint slide deck from outlines, create emails & calendar events using voice commands. To learn more about the features, continue reading further.

Microsoft released a new Dev Channel build of its popular Microsoft Edge (Chromium) browser to the Edge Insiders. The new Edge build 88.0.685.3 comes with support for pre-rendered new tab pages on Linux, and support for the management policy to Configure Friendly URL Format.

Apart from these two new added features, Microsoft Edge build 88.0.685.3 in the Dev Channel also comes with several bug fixes. You can find the complete changelog of the build below.

In mid of August 2020, Microsoft introduced an improved update experience on Windows 10 PCs to help you discover the available Windows 10 feature updates, monthly updates, and driver updates. Now, to provide you more control, the Redmond-based software giant is redefining the way drivers are being installed on your Windows 10 systems.

With these improvements in place, you will see a clear distinction between automatic and manual updates in Windows Update, completing the transformation of driver servicing.

Microsoft's revamped Edge interface is clean and stylish. It provides you a world-class performance with more privacy, more productivity, and more value while you browse the internet. You can now get the latest Microsoft Edge update for your business, school, or organization with multi-platform support in over 90 languages.

In early October 2020, Microsoft Edge 86 was released, and after that, build 86.0.622.58 is the 6^th and latest stable build of Microsoft Edge 86. Here you can find the direct links to download the latest offline installer of Microsoft Edge.

Microsoft released a new version of PowerToys, giving more focus to stability, localization, and quality of life improvements for both the development team and the end-users. The latest PowerToys version 0.25 adds a long list of fixes and stability improvements to all users.

Though the new version still doesn't include the long-awaited Video Conferencing utility, Microsoft states that it is just a week's time to ship it to the end-users as the team is currently doing last-minute development works.

Microsoft Edge is finally getting the History and Open tabs sync feature with Chromium Edge version 88. As the feature is currently rolling out to a limited set of Edge Insiders in the Canary channel, you can now see the options to enable the sync if you are one of the lucky users.

The feature is currently rolling out for Windows, and Mac users. Upgrade to Edge Canary build 88.0.682.0 or higher to check if it has been enabled for you.

Microsoft released a new update for the Windows 10 users that is going to remove the Adobe Flash Player from Windows. Microsoft made it "optional" at this moment. That means it won't be offered to you via the Windows Update Service until next year.

But, if you want, you can download the update package from the Windows Update Catalog and manually install it on your system.

Microsoft has taken a new move to phase out Internet Explorer for its new Chromium-powered Microsoft Edge browser. The company has identified a list of 1,156 websites including Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Hotstar, Yahoo Mail, Google Drive, Microsoft Teams, and many others, that will redirect users from IE to Microsoft Edge.

Starting next month, the redirect will take place to the users who are having Microsoft Edge Stable version 87 or higher installed on their system.

Microsoft is experimenting with a new feature called "Startup Boost" that will start a set of Microsoft Edge processes in the background to have a faster experience to launch the chromium-powered Edge browser on Windows 10 from desktop, taskbar icon, and links within other apps.

Though the Redmond giant didn't give any commitment by when the feature will arrive in the stable build, you can experiment with the feature right now if you are running Edge Insiders build.

Starting October 20th, Microsoft is rolling out the latest feature update of Windows 10 to the seekers on compatible devices. Whenever Microsoft releases a new version of Windows, the company publishes a list of features being deprecated or removed from the operating system.

The same is applicable for Windows 10 October 2020 Update (version 20H2) also. As we already covered the new addition of the features in this update, you should also know what's been removed or deprecated.

Microsoft released the Windows 10 October 2020 Update (version 20H2, build 19042) on October 20th to selected users who manually seek for updates. Microsoft is also offering users to download the ISOs of the Windows 10 October 2020 Update for clean installations.

Windows 10 version 20H2 ISOs are being offered in both 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) formats. If you are looking for the ISO image for offline installation, here's a quick trick by which you can download it directly from the Microsoft site for free.

Microsoft announced that the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser is now available for Linux users. The company said that they will provide weekly updates in sync with the Dev Channel on other platforms, and as this is still in the early preview state, you may experience bugs or unexpected behaviors.

This version of Microsoft Edge supports Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and openSUSE distributions of the Linux operating system. Edge Insiders in the Dev channel for Linux can download it and start providing feedback to Microsoft.

Microsoft announced the rolling out of the much-awaited Windows 10 October 2020 Update, also known as version 20H2. Microsoft says that the update is currently rolling out to seekers who opt to install it by manually checking for new updates from the Windows Update settings page.

The latest version of Windows 10, i.e. build 19042, comes with the new Microsoft Edge (Chromium), an updated Start Menu, the ability to update the screen refresh rate, and more new features and enhancements.

Microsoft announces the general availability of the WebView2 control that enables you to embed web technologies in your native web applications. The control is based on the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser and is a successor to the old EdgeHTML based WebView.

Along with this announcement, Microsoft now officially released a forward-compatible WebView2 SDK and a production-ready WebView2 Runtime. For details, continue reading further.